My Amityville Horror
My Amityville Horror
NR | 14 March 2013 (USA)
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For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathleen Lutz's story went on to inspire a best-selling novel and the subsequent films have continued to fascinate audiences today. This documentary reveals the horror behind growing up as part of a world-famous haunting and while Daniel's facts may be others' fiction, the psychological scars he carries are indisputable. Documentary filmmaker Eric Walter has combined years of independent research into the Amityville case along with the perspectives of past investigative reporters and eyewitnesses, giving way to the most personal testimony of the subject to date.

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capejasminepetals

Watching this movie gave me a headache, so I am going to keep this short and uncomplicated. Danny Lutz is an obnoxious man-boy desperate to finally get HIMSELF a little attention out of the whole Amityville ordeal. He whines about his relationship to his step-dad (and implies that he was abusive, though I think it more likely he just didn't like him and wants to throw him under the bus at any opportunity), suffers the most ridiculous mood- swings, and even tries to claim a ghostly voice in the house once basically told him that he was either the cause or the center of the haunting. Attention whoring much? If his words and stories throughout the video aren't enough to convince you that he is completely full of it and probably just angry at having a blended family and a media circus around him during his childhood, his irate refusal of a lie detector test at the end definitely drives the point home. I appreciate what the creators were trying to do, but I can't imagine why they continued with filming after seeing how clearly dishonest and attention-hungry this man is. They really made a joke of themselves with this one.

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PrincessPeachx

Let me preface this review by stating this: I am a believer in ghosts, spirits, the paranormal, etc. but what happened to the Lutz family was not paranormal.The documentary is mainly focused on Daniel Lutz, whose family moved in the Amityville house a year after Ronald DeFeo killed his family inside. The Lutz family then experienced "supernatural horrors," or rather, the usual door slammings, ghost whisperings, personality changes, and whatnot.Let me just say up front, this documentary is boring. I watched this honestly never having heard of the Lutz family, though I know of the DeFeo murders and am a fan of the Amityville Horror films.Daniel has a HUGE chip on his shoulder which gets old about 20 minutes into the film. The whole thing is a whining, moaning, bitchfest about how he wanted to kill his stepfather, George, who moved their family into the Amityville house. Daniel makes it clear that George was abusive, but also a believer in demons, black magic, telekinesis, and other dark things. Daniel also smokes, plays guitar, copes an attitude, and acts "woe is me!" the entire film. My nerves are STILL grated 24 hours after viewing this film.It's pretty clear that nothing paranormal happened to the Lutz family, and that their situation and "belief" (believing in possession, being abused, living in a home where a family was murdered) was influenced by their surroundings. I'm not going to say it's 100% fake, but I seriously doubt the credibility of this guy. I mean, if you're SO convinced all this happened, why REFUSE a lie detector test? Something's fishy there.And there were NO reports of hauntings before the DeFeo's, and there's been NO reports of hauntings after the Lutz family moved out. Everyone else has lived in peace at the Amityville house. It's pretty clear George wanted to cash-in on this horror.Aside from the story, the documentary is quite boring and unoriginal. If you follow crime stories, you won't learn anything new here. The lack of interviews also frustrated me. I would've liked to see more interviews from professionals who could shed more light onto the situation. I also don't understand why the Lutz family is so "famous."When the film is over, you'll feel embarrassed and annoyed that you wasted 88 minutes of your life. Unless you like watching liars who smoke, swear constantly, and need a serious attitude adjustment.3/10

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abanahasky73

I went into this movie open minded and whatever the protagonist objective was it surely wasn't what i expected.When making a documentary about the odd and unusual events that happened to you growing up i would expect that in some way you tried to persuade me that the events and paranormal happenings...Well..actually happened.However the more i watched, the more i was convinced that the documentary was a therapy session that revolved around him challenging people to call B_llsh*t on the whole thing.I can only conclude that Danny believed in his mind that the events actually transpired the way he told the story to viewers but buyer beware....You will be left feeling more skeptical than believing in my opinion.

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jessmacdowell

i have no doubt D.Lutz had these horrific experiences, but most of this film was lashing out at his stepfather. Not a scare or a "how or why did this happen" no answer just venting . an hour or so long therapy session. sorry i had high hopes for this, fell flat felt bit sorry for him, he childhood was so unstable poured over into his adult life it seems. hard to distinguish the truth from angry ravings. D Lutz seemed so overwhelmed by unresolved issues with his mother and stepfather it overshadowed his experiences in Amityville. Not too much about the haunting or why they actually left the house. revisiting with the original demonoligsts was pretty neat

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